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good morning, kristin. how's it look? >> reporter: good morning, andy. the creek looks pretty good so far. we were driving out here an hour ago from northwest dc and the drive was very difficult. the amount of rain and the extent to which it was falling was very impressive. it took us a half hour longer to get here than it normally would because we were driving so slowly in order to see. this is going to impact drivers as they try to make their way to work this morning. now, as you said, andrea, i'm standing on a bridge, just over goose creek in loudoun county, just outside of leesburg. show you what the conditions look like. this is the creek and you can see as of 2:30 this morning, the height of the river was measured to be at 1.2 feet. not too crazy. nothing too bad. but flood stage for this river is 12 feet. you can see we have a long way to go before we deal with any big issues right here. it's not expected to get anywhere near that as of now. but you can see the river is definitely starting to churn down there. we have been watching as the rate of
good morning, kristin. how's it look? >> reporter: good morning, andy. the creek looks pretty good so far. we were driving out here an hour ago from northwest dc and the drive was very difficult. the amount of rain and the extent to which it was falling was very impressive. it took us a half hour longer to get here than it normally would because we were driving so slowly in order to see. this is going to impact drivers as they try to make their way to work this morning. now, as you said,...
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kristin fisher is live from annandale where some drivers had to be pulled from their cars. >> reporter: that's right. hey, jc. this is a classic example as to why you should never try to drive through standing water. you see the signs over here? it says roads closed. high water. that sign was put up -- fairfax county fire department says the stein was up up around 4:00 this morning. two hours later, around 6:00 a.m., someone either ignored that sign or didn't see it somehow. i'm not sure how you couldn't see that sign but either way they found themselves a quarter mile down the road. this is woodburn road in fairfax county and they found themselves trapped in their cars, stuck in two feet deep water. now, this water was coming from the creek, which had overrun its banks and had entirely flooded the roadway. well, fairfax county fire responded. the swift water team actually deployed two boats an they were about to use the boats to rescue the two people trapped inside the car. fortunately they never had to do that. two firefighters were able to get over to the car, open the door and get
kristin fisher is live from annandale where some drivers had to be pulled from their cars. >> reporter: that's right. hey, jc. this is a classic example as to why you should never try to drive through standing water. you see the signs over here? it says roads closed. high water. that sign was put up -- fairfax county fire department says the stein was up up around 4:00 this morning. two hours later, around 6:00 a.m., someone either ignored that sign or didn't see it somehow. i'm not sure...
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good morning, kristin. >> good morning, andrea. you know there is no republican challenger in this race. this is it are it. so whoever wins today will be the next mayor of washington, d.c. yesterday both candidates hit the trail hard. chasing down last-minute votes. by almost all accounts the mayor is in trouble. the latest poll showed him trailing gray. but both sides say their focus is on getting out the vote not the poll numbers. >> i can't pay attention to that. ry to pay attention to getting people out to vote. that's one of the most important things of all. and we are working hard on. that we are making calls and people knocking on doors an vans all over the streets of the city. the focus is on getting people out. >> since the polls are out they looked at both records and they are saying fenty has some things to work on second term but far and away much more competent record, more competent person to run the city for next four years. >> reporter: fenty was stumping while sporting a redskins jersey, why? he said because sunday
good morning, kristin. >> good morning, andrea. you know there is no republican challenger in this race. this is it are it. so whoever wins today will be the next mayor of washington, d.c. yesterday both candidates hit the trail hard. chasing down last-minute votes. by almost all accounts the mayor is in trouble. the latest poll showed him trailing gray. but both sides say their focus is on getting out the vote not the poll numbers. >> i can't pay attention to that. ry to pay...
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good morning, kristin. >> good morning. the changes are going to take some getting used to, but the good news is that it shouldn't add too much time to your typical morning or evening chew. now, these changes are in response to what happened here last march when john patrick bedell opened fire on two guards at a security check.to the pentagon. ever since, the department of defense officials wanted to move the check point farther away from the entrance to the building. finally this morning they are starting the process of just that. here's what it means for you. look at the list and i will break it down for you. if you are just walking from the bus platforms to the north entrance, you are fine. no mayor changes. if you are walking toe the visitors entrance on the south side, that's when you need to watch out. metro customers will no welcomer have access to the left center walkway near the escalators and elevators that lead to the visitor entrance. that walkway is going to be accessible to pentagon pass holders. it is an issu
good morning, kristin. >> good morning. the changes are going to take some getting used to, but the good news is that it shouldn't add too much time to your typical morning or evening chew. now, these changes are in response to what happened here last march when john patrick bedell opened fire on two guards at a security check.to the pentagon. ever since, the department of defense officials wanted to move the check point farther away from the entrance to the building. finally this morning...
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kristin fisher has the latest on the people affected. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: that's right. good morning. there were so many families affected by the fire. they are either staying with family members or put up in hotels by the red cross. in total three homes destroyed, eight more damaged. you can smell thick scent of smoke in the air as firefighters work to put out any hot spots. this fire started 3:00 yesterday afternoon. neighbors say they heard a loud bang and then they saw two houses quickly engulfed in flames. the flames spread to a third and fourth house. eight houses total. neighbors say it looked like dominoes falling. incredibly no one was inside the homes when the fire broke out. a few people did have to go to the hospital for smoke inhalation. for the most part everyone is okay. a few pets, furtherly. self cats and dogs were trapped inside of one of the homes. they were all killed. firefighters are trying to determine exactly what caused this fire. but the big problem they had when they were battling the blaze is t
kristin fisher has the latest on the people affected. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: that's right. good morning. there were so many families affected by the fire. they are either staying with family members or put up in hotels by the red cross. in total three homes destroyed, eight more damaged. you can smell thick scent of smoke in the air as firefighters work to put out any hot spots. this fire started 3:00 yesterday afternoon. neighbors say they heard a loud bang and then they saw...
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what are you seeing, kristin? >> we are seeing more rain now. it has been stop and start throughout the morning. when i first saw you at 5:00 there was pouring rain and then 5:30 no rain. and now we are in between. if you look at the street light you can see how much rain we are getting right now. nothing too crazy whatsoever but certainly enough to have some sort of an impact on the morning commute if you are heading in to the washington, d.c. area from loudoun county. also take a look at this video that our photographer gregos shot earlier this morning, just outside of dulles airport. you can see the rain is really coming down strong right there. and that's what we have been worried about all morning long is the flash flooding. could that type of rain lead to flash flooding. and here and throughout much of the washington area we are under a flash flood watch until 8:00 this morning. right through the heart of the morning rush. so this is indeed going to continue to be a concern. for the most part, what i'm seeing right now here in loudoun coun
what are you seeing, kristin? >> we are seeing more rain now. it has been stop and start throughout the morning. when i first saw you at 5:00 there was pouring rain and then 5:30 no rain. and now we are in between. if you look at the street light you can see how much rain we are getting right now. nothing too crazy whatsoever but certainly enough to have some sort of an impact on the morning commute if you are heading in to the washington, d.c. area from loudoun county. also take a look...
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kristin fisher is live in arlington with the story. >> good morning, kristin. >> good morning. these changes are going to be a little bit inconvenient, but you know the good news is they shouldn't add too much time to your morning commute, if any time at all. so that's the good news there. break it down for you. these changes are all because of what happened here last march. you may remember when john patrick bedell opened fire at this check.in to the pentagon. ever since pentagon officials said they need to move the check points farther away from the actual building. this morning they are going to begin the process of doing just that. here's what it means for you, the commuter. it means that a new pedestrian traffic patten near the pentagon main visitors entrance. if you are just walking from the bus platform to the rail stations north entrance you are fine. no big changes. but if you are walking from the pentagon's visitors entrance on the south side that's when you have to watch out. metro customers will no longer have access to the left center walkway near the station's sou
kristin fisher is live in arlington with the story. >> good morning, kristin. >> good morning. these changes are going to be a little bit inconvenient, but you know the good news is they shouldn't add too much time to your morning commute, if any time at all. so that's the good news there. break it down for you. these changes are all because of what happened here last march. you may remember when john patrick bedell opened fire at this check.in to the pentagon. ever since pentagon...
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kristin fish is live from leesburg, virginia. they are probably not thinking drought this time, are they, kristin? >> absolutely not. check out this incredibly spooky bridge i'm standing on. it is absolutely creepy out here. the things we do to bring you all the news. i'm telling you. we have been here all morning long. the rain is continuing to come down in a steady rate and right now this is the bridge at the goose creek country club. and right over my shoulder, if we look down here, this is goose creek. you can see the water is really starting to churn down there. we are nowhere near the flood stage. flood stage is 12 feet an we are at 1.2 feet. the creek is expected to crest tomorrow morning at this time at 5.6 feet. we are nowhere near flood stage here but we are starting to see the water churn from the rain and they are going to be some concerns when you head to the lower-lying areas of loudoun county. if we pan up a bit you can see that just above the creek is route 7. this is the leesburg pike. this is the roadway we use
kristin fish is live from leesburg, virginia. they are probably not thinking drought this time, are they, kristin? >> absolutely not. check out this incredibly spooky bridge i'm standing on. it is absolutely creepy out here. the things we do to bring you all the news. i'm telling you. we have been here all morning long. the rain is continuing to come down in a steady rate and right now this is the bridge at the goose creek country club. and right over my shoulder, if we look down here,...
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kristin fisher is live along goose creek in leesburg, virginia. how's it looking now? >> it is actually looking a little bit better. strictly the sense the rain season coming down as hard as it was when we first got here a few hours ago. as for goose creek in loudoun county, just outside of leesburg, let's take a look at it. it is 1.6 feet. flood stage is 12 feet. we have 11 feet to go before we hit flood stage. no immediate concern there. the creek is expected to crest at 5.6 feet tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. no immediate dangers of flooding right here at this portion of the creek but farther downstream there are some lower lying areas, some homeowners and business owners along the creek are going to want to watch for that if the rain continues to fall at the same rate it has been falling. some people who are excited about the rainfall kayakers. we have seen a kayaker out here who's excited to get on the creek as the water starts to turn more. he will get in the water at 3:00 today and he was out here at 5:00 5:00 a.m. scouting it out and getting excited for what he hopes to
kristin fisher is live along goose creek in leesburg, virginia. how's it looking now? >> it is actually looking a little bit better. strictly the sense the rain season coming down as hard as it was when we first got here a few hours ago. as for goose creek in loudoun county, just outside of leesburg, let's take a look at it. it is 1.6 feet. flood stage is 12 feet. we have 11 feet to go before we hit flood stage. no immediate concern there. the creek is expected to crest at 5.6 feet...
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the crash happened in the 5600 block of marlboro pike in prince georges county. 9 news now reporter kristin fisher is live from the scene with the latest. a very sad start to the day. >> yeah. hey, good morning, andrea. not only is this a tragic situation, you have three adult men dead. but this is also going to be probably a real traffic inconvenience at the very least for people driving along the marlboro pike this morning and here's the reason why. look at this video. you are looking at all that is left of the prince georges county ambulance that was involved in this crash. i mean you can see it literally looks like it exploded all over the roadway. what happened is shortly after midnight the ambulance was enroute to a call. it just left the station and was traveling westbound on the marlboro pike in district heights. emergency lights were on on. sirens were sounding and somehow the driver of a suburban suv didn't see it. he was drive thing wrong side of the road and going fast when the accident happened. >> the ambulance saw it coming at the last moment, was able to swerve to the left t
the crash happened in the 5600 block of marlboro pike in prince georges county. 9 news now reporter kristin fisher is live from the scene with the latest. a very sad start to the day. >> yeah. hey, good morning, andrea. not only is this a tragic situation, you have three adult men dead. but this is also going to be probably a real traffic inconvenience at the very least for people driving along the marlboro pike this morning and here's the reason why. look at this video. you are looking...
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our live team coverage of the weather continues with kristin. she joins us live from goose creek in louden county. you told us earlier that goose creek's flood stage is 12'. nowhere near that this morning with the downpour, correct? >> reporter: absolutely. we have been out here for four hours now. during that four-hour time period, we watched goose creek rise 2". this is goose creek outside of leesburg in louden county right under route 7. the water is churning. it has been, if you can call it white water, the roughness in the water has been picking up throughout the morning. nothing terrible. right now, the river is at 1.4'. when we got here this morning at 3:30 or 4:00, it was at 1.2'. the river has gone up 2" since we have been out here. it is expected to crest at 5.4' tomorrow morning. 5.4' is nothing for goose creek. this river is not expected to go out of its banks. there are dangers or concerns of flooding farther down stream in the lower lying areas. for this section here outside of leesburg, no eminent danger. people are trying to get
our live team coverage of the weather continues with kristin. she joins us live from goose creek in louden county. you told us earlier that goose creek's flood stage is 12'. nowhere near that this morning with the downpour, correct? >> reporter: absolutely. we have been out here for four hours now. during that four-hour time period, we watched goose creek rise 2". this is goose creek outside of leesburg in louden county right under route 7. the water is churning. it has been, if you...